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Pears transparent soap

Pears transparent soap

Pears transparent soap - Pears is a UK soap brand famous for its whimsical vintage adverts.

Heinz Golden Honey Sponge Pudding

Heinz Golden Honey Sponge Pudding

Tinned sponge pudding by Heinz.

OXO cube tin

OXO tin

OXO beef stock cubes – Diamond Jubilee Tin.

1920s butter pats

Butter pats

Butter pats were also known as Scotch hand, butter paddles, beaters, clappers and spades.

Three penny coin

Three pence – 1943

1943 three penny coin.

Green Shield Stamps and Catalogue

Green Shield Stamps and Catalogue

In the 1960s and 70s people collected Green Shield Stamps to exchange for gifts from a catalogue.

Sunny Jim Doll

Sunny Jim Rag Doll

Sunny Jim was the character on the front of Force cereal packaging and an advertising rag doll.

1950s Ministry of Food ration books

Ministry of Food ration books

One replica ration book and one original ration book belonging to Reginald Austin of Basingstoke.

Tin of Twyford's Devonshire butter from 1950s

Twyford Devonshire Butter Tin

Made by Twyford Toffee Ltd in Cullompton, Devon.

National Dried Milk Tin

Welfare Foods National Dried Milk Tin

Tin containing National Dried Milk produced during the Second World War.